Stories from the Great Metropolitan Operas
Author: Helen Dike
Publisher:
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781494056629
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Author: Helen Dike
Publisher:
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781494056629
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a new release of the original 1943 edition.
Author: John W. Freeman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 596
ISBN-13: 9780393018882
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere at last is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by the associate editor of Opera News magazine, the volume includes the complete plots of 150 different operas, biographical information on all of the 72 composers represented, easy access to the stories through both a table of contents and an index, and a foreword by Peter Allen.
Author: Helen Dike
Publisher:
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781258918538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a new release of the original 1943 edition.
Author: Jane Rosenberg
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 1996-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780500278734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated retelling of the plots of fifteen well-known operas.
Author: John W. Freeman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780393040517
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains the plots of 150 of the world's most popular operas, short biographies of the 72 composers represented, plus background material pertinent to each work.
Author: John Freeman
Publisher:
Published: 1984
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Johanna Fiedler
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2003-09-09
Total Pages: 445
ISBN-13: 1400032318
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf the opera world is full of “intrigue, double meanings, and devious dramatics,” then no place exemplifies this more than the world-famous Metropolitan Opera, where politics, ambition, and oversized egos have traditionally taken center stage along with some of the world’s richest music. Drawing on her fifteen years as its press representative, Johanna Fiedler explodes the traditional secrecy that surrounds the Met in this wonderfully entertaining account of its tumuluous history. Fiedler chronicles the Met’s early days as a home for legends like Toscanini, Mahler, and Caruso, and gives a fascinating account of the middle years when haughty blue-bloods battled stubborn adminstrators for control of a company that would emerge as America’s premiere opera house. She takes us behind the grand gold-curtain stage in more recent years as well, showing how musical superstars like Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and Kathleen Battle have electrified performances and scandalized the public. But most revelatory are Fiedler’s portrayals of James Levine and Joseph Volpe and their practically parallel ascendancies—Levine rising from prodigy to artistic director, Volpe advancing from stagehand to general manager—and their once strained relationship. Weaving together the personal, economic, and artistic struggles that characterize the Met’s long and vibrant history, Molto Agitato is a must-read saga of power, wealth, and, above all, great music.
Author: Helen Traubel
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2022-02-01
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 146421591X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen the prompter falls dead during the second act of Richard Wagner's Die Walküre during a matinee performance at the Metropolitan Opera, as one can imagine, it causes quite a stir, especially when it is discovered that the deceased, a one time world famous Heldentenor has been poisoned. The detective assigned to the case, Lt. Quentin, finds himself immersed in the back stage drama of professional opera. His task is made more difficult when he decides that it had really been the star soprano who had been the intended victim, and not the prompter. Will he be able to solve the case before there is another Metropolitan Opera Murder?
Author: Jane Rosenberg
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2008-09-16
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0500278733
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Engaging. . . . The text and illustrations exude the glamour, passion, and lyricism of opera.”—Publishers Weekly Jane Rosenberg’s delightful retellings for children of the greatest operas—whether the tales are read as introductions to a opera or to relive a production already seen, art and text combine to give a clear understanding of plot, scene, and character. Young children in particular will enjoy reading the stories—or having them read—both as lovely fairy tales and to help them share in the magic of a real dramatic performance. Here are the gaiety of The Barber of Seville and the lavish spectacle of Aida. Sets, costumes, and lighting are re-created to give the true flavor of authentic productions and to approximate, as fully as possible, the experience of attending the opera oneself.
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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780679893158
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCapture the excitement of a night at the opera with this stunning collection of eight favorite opera stories, each illustrated by a different artist.The Magic FluteAidaCarmenThe Cunning Little VixenTurandotCinderellaHansel & GretelThe Love for Three Oranges